Shots fired during attempted robbery

VICTORVILLE - Authorities are looking for two men they believe may be responsible for two armed robberies and an attempted carjacking late Monday night.

During the first armed robbery at the Fast Stop Market at Seventh and Victor streets, the gunman opened fire after the clerk grabbed a gun of his own from behind the counter, said Deputy Luke Gaytan of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Victorville station of the 10 p.m. incident.

"The clerk grabs his own gun and he hears the guy (prepare) his gun before he shoots three times at the clerk," Gaytan said. "He ducks for cover and basically almost takes a round."
The clerk was not injured.

The gunman, who was dressed all in black with a white bandana over his face fled westbound through the parking lot, Gaytan said. Officials suggested that he may have been met by second man acting as a look out, when running from the building.

A short time later Crown Liquor in the 16000 block of Bear Valley Road - between Ninth and Seventh streets - was held up at gunpoint, officials said. Then at 10:50 p.m. there was an attempted carjacking at the Mobil station at Bear Valley and Mariposa roads, according to Deputy Kevin Warner of the Victorville station.

A woman who was putting air in her tires was dragged from her vehicle after she saw two men sitting in it and tried to stop them, Warner said. She was not injured and the men once again ran off, and have not yet been captured.

"We're almost positive its the same suspects. We had two robberies and the attempted carjacking, and they're all very close, both time wise and geographically," Gaytan said.

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